Bill Text: NY A05294 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the offense of disruption of a sports contest

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-05-11 - held for consideration in codes [A05294 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A05294-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5294
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 11, 2009
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       Introduced  by M. of A. MORELLE, SCHIMMINGER, COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by
         -- M. of A. DESTITO, McENENY, PHEFFER, J. RIVERA, TOWNS --  read  once
         and referred to the Committee on Codes
       AN  ACT  to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the offense
         of disruption of a sports contest
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 240.23 to
    2  read as follows:
    3  S 240.23 DISRUPTION OF A SPORTS CONTEST.
    4    A PERSON IS GUILTY OF DISRUPTION OF A SPORTS CONTEST WHEN, NOT BEING A
    5  SPORTS PARTICIPANT AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF  SECTION  180.35  OF
    6  THIS  PART, HE OR SHE, WITH INTENT TO CAUSE ANNOYANCE, ALARM OR PHYSICAL
    7  INJURY TO A SPORT PARTICIPANT OR SPORTS OFFICIAL AS DEFINED IN  SUBDIVI-
    8  SION  THREE  OF  SECTION  180.35  OF  THIS  PART, CAUSES AN OBJECT TO BE
    9  PROJECTED ONTO THE FIELD OF PLAY OF  A  SPORTS  CONTEST  AS  DEFINED  IN
   10  SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 180.35 OF THIS PART.
   11    DISRUPTION OF A SPORTS CONTEST IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
   12    S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
   13  ing the date on which it shall have become law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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